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| Due to the low participation sharing Uber launched a new delivery service |
After the emergence of the new Corona virus reduced the demand for traditional crowdsourcing services, Uber announced the launch of two new services (Uber Connect) and (Uber Direct), both focused on shipping rather than employees.
Uber Direct can deliver retail goods to stores like pharmacies and pet stores, while Uber Connect is a messaging service that allows Uber users to send items together on the same day.
With the Corona pandemic still threatening crowdfunding after the launch of food on the Uber Eats platform, these two new services are Ubers' greatest attempts to enter the service industry. Correspondence.
Uber said it would provide non-prescription drugs to New York stores, deliver packages in cooperation with the National Post in Portugal, deliver pet supplies to Australia in cooperation with the Green Cross and deliver medicines in South Africa.
The company said that not all the products that were delivered were in direct contact with the body to prevent the virus from spreading.
Meanwhile, Uber Connect provides services in more than 25 cities in Australia, Mexico and the USA. Uber said the service would provide delivery services on the same day and would be carried out without physical contact.
The company's participatory transportation activity was severely affected by the epidemic (COVID-19), and when people followed instructions to go home and stop traveling, demand in some cities decreased by 70%.
Uber tried to help drivers find work in other business areas or in other commercial areas, and also introduced new services such as (Uber Connect) and (Uber Direct) to find them meant operating the drivers team.
It should be noted that this is not Uber's first attempt to provide a courier service since the launch of (UberRush) in 2015 to send items such as clothing from Nordstrom Trading Company and the closure of Uber in mid 2018 for more interest sparking more interest in the opening (Uber Eating).
"During this crisis, we are trying to find new platforms that help our platform deliver goods to companies and consumers, and provide new opportunities for our drivers to focus on the rapid adaptation of technology to the changing needs of society and society," said Dara Khosrochai, Uber CEO.